Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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